Natural disasters are things we see in the news. A flood in Bangladesh, earthquakes in China, wildfires in California- all reported in somber tones before the commercial break, often presented with some generic disaster clip of people sorting through rubble. These events have a defining feature: they happen to other people. Not to us, or to anyone we know.

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Nature’s awesome power is explified in both the most miniscule creatures and the biggest phenomena, and this is one of the things that shows that everyone, not just scientists, can appreciate it. I’m so sorry about their financial losses, but I’m so glad they’d escaped with their lives.